Gene:
solute carrier family 3 (activators of dibasic and neutral amino acid transport), member 2
Gene ID:
204677
Symbol:
SLC3A2
Species:
1000
Description:
This gene is a member of the solute carrier family and encodes a cell surface, transmembrane protein with an alpha amylase domain. The protein exists as the heavy chain of a heterodimer, covalently bound through di-sulfide bonds to one of several possible light chains. It associates with integrins and mediates integrin-dependent signaling related to normal cell growth and tumorigenesis. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.